California Aftermarket Parts Bill Defeated
The California Automotive Wholesalers’ Association (CAWA) has announced a big win for California consumers with the defeat of SB 1059 (Migden), a bill aimed at restricting consumers’ ability to have aftermarket parts installed on their vehicles. A large coalition including CAWA, Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA), the Coalition for Automotive Repair Equality, LKQ/Keystone, California Retailers Association, AAA, insurance industry and others, worked together to lobby against SB 1059, which would have made it unlawful for any insurer to require the installation of an aftermarket part for the first three years of the vehicle’s life as well as restrict the ability of insurers to replace a part with a lower priced replacement part during this same three year period.
Aftersoft Group Names Charles Trapp CFO
Aftersoft Group, a supplier of software and services to the automotive aftermarket in the U.S., U.K. and Canada, has named Charles Trapp as its new vice president – finance and chief financial officer. Trapp replaces Michael O’Driscoll, who, according to the company, has resigned due to increased business commitments elsewhere.
Lund International Realigns Sales Structure; Plans to Open Corporate Distribution Center
Lund International has announced an internal restructuring within its aftermarket sales team in an effort to realign assets to maximize growth potential and further increase customer satisfaction. As part of the restructuring, Eric Medves has been promoted to the position of director of channel management, WD – responsible for developing and implementing growth sales strategy.